I have the following 5-1/4" Drives that I would like to get rid of. These
have all been working at one time or another, but I have no idea what
condition they are in now.
Maxtor EXT 4330
Seagate ST4766N
Hitachi DK516-12
Maxtor XT-8760E
Maxtor XT-4170E
I also have the following QBUS cards to part with.
Module Number Part# Description Form
QBUS Extender D
M7504 DEQNA Ethernet D
M8043 DLV11 4xSLU D
M8043 DLV11 4xSLU D
M7941 DRV11 16 Bit Parallel D
M8186 KDF11 11/23 CPU D
M8186 KDF11 11/23 CPU D
M8189 KDJ11 11/73 CPU D
M8192-YB KDJ11 11/73 CPU D
M8192-YB KDJ11 11/73 CPU D
M8047 MXV11 ROM/RAM D
M7555 RQDX3 D
M8029 RXV21 RX02 Controller D
M7646 TQK50 Tape Controller D
M8044-DB Memory 16K 32K? D
M8044-DE Memory 16K 32K? D
DATARAM 63010 Q
Camington CMX1651 Memory Q
M7606-AF KA630 CPU Q
M7620-AA KA650 CPU Q
M7620-BA KA650 CPU Q
M7164 KDA50 SDI Controller Q
M7165 KDA50 SDI Controller Q
M5976-AA KZQSA SCSI Controller Q
M5976-AA KZQSA SCSI Controller Q
M8067 Memory Q
M7168 VCB02 Bit Map Q
M7169 VCB02 Controller Q
M7608-BP MS630BB 4-Meg Memory Q
M7608-BP MS630BB 4-Meg Memory Q
M7957 4xSLU Q
SCD-RQD11/EC ESDI Controller Q
All of these are FTAGH, but I wouldn't turn down a trade either. I'd be
interested in drive sleds for my BA123 or a spare power supply, also for
the BA123 or I'm always interested in M68K/M6809 stuff. I would prefer
local pickup near Livermore, CA. I don't believe that the drives are
shippable.
Please contact me directly at <david at thecoolbears.org>
Most of the items are spoken for but I still have the following:
Caminton CMX1651 Memory
M7606-AF KA630 CPU
M7620-AA KA650 CPU
M8067 Memory
M7168 VCB02 Bit Map
M7169 VCB02 Controller
M7608-BP MS630BB 4-Meg Memory
M7608-BP MS630BB 4-Meg Memory
SCD-RQD11/EC ESDI Controller
...so, mainly the VAX stuff. Priority goes to local pickup. I've had all of
these boards working at one time or another but I can't speak to their
current status.
David Coolbear
david at thecoolbears.org
Been away for some time from the mailing lists.... getting back into
my classic gear again....
I have two of these Qumetrack 542 drives.
While testing my 360K drive collection (8 drives.... I must be slacking
:-) ...), 2 worked, 4 had issue (resolved with a good head cleaning),
and 2 (both of the Qumetrack 542 drives (I have two of them)) have mixed
results. My testing is on a Tandy 2500SX/33 using the Tandy straight
through cable and with the drives set do DS0.
I seem to have no issue with Dunfield's testfdc (using testfdc/x a:)
with these drives, doing SS and DD and getting 'pass' from testfdc.
However, when I do a format a:, the drive will format through the 40
tracks, then instead of the heads returning to track 0 quickly, they do
these small stepping 'bursts' and DOS times out saying failure..... it
probably would have worked if DOS would wait 10 seconds or more for the
drive to move to track 0.
I've never seen behavior like this. I even tried an external power
supply in case the Tandy one wasn't up to driving the full height floppy
drive due to an aging marginal supply, but that didn't help anything.
I've now also had one of them shut down the power supply (a shorted
tantalum cap I'm sure).
I've looked through the manual on the drive, I've tried the HM, HS, and
no jumper setting for stepper motor power, same results in all cases.
I'm trying too determine if these drives are good. I'm planning on
using them in a Tandy Model III that is upgraded internally to a Model
IV, but I feel these are basic drives and should work in DOS fine too.
I hope someone has a clue, as I'm tapped out of them currently.
Thanks,
-- Curt
Anyone have any pointers to places to buy quantity of UHF Motorola pagers?
Also wouldn't mind a VHF Advisor or two (the original large one with
holsters.)
Mainly looking for UHF non-FLEX ones.
Thanks
--
: Ethan O'Toole
I need a keyboard cable for my VAXmate. This uses an SDL connector on one
end and RJ11 on the other. Keyboard cables for the IBM Model M have SDL
connectors at one end and a PS/2 connector at the other. I bought one of
these cables with the intention of replacing the PS/2 connector with an
RJ11.
However, I now have a pang of conscience about hacking around with a
perfectly good cable, particularly if they are uncommon. How common are
these cables?
Regards
Rob
Need a faceplate and the eject control shaft (it is sheared off (the
way I aquired it)) (I do have the eject lever)....
I thought I had some floppy drive parts kicking around, but if I do, I
can't find them (and chances are I don't have parts for that specific
drive).
Anyone have a dead drive, or parts from one kicking around ?
Thanks,
-- Curt
Greeting. Its been a while since I have posted here. A while back I picked
up a large Modcomp classic minicomputer. Recently the person i picked the
computer up off of gave me a call to come and get many books and software,
among much more hardware. I have picked up hundreds of 9 track tapes. The
modcomp computer mainly ran the real time os MAX, however i also found many
tapes for a unix variant for the machine, that supported real time
operation as well.
I am trying to preserve things as best i can, I am set to pick up 3 more
machines, and among the tapes and documentation, Space is running out fast.
I am curious if any of this documentation has been archived already, if
not, i can get to scanning it in my free time. I have documentation on
everything. The hardware, the software, os code, everything.
The tapes are another issue all together. They were stored in probably the
worst possible place, in a area of extreme heat and humidity. Some are
musty, others look like new. I do not own a 9 track drive, i was thinking
it would be possible to get a 9 track drive with a scsi interface attached
to a more modern Linux system to dump the tapes to images. If anyone here
has suggestions on how to read off the tapes or where to find a drive, it
would be most helpful.
As a last resort, I have a 9 track drive that is attached to my pdp 11/34,
however i have not gotten that system into working order yet either, and am
unsure of if the drive is working yet.
I was also given an old emulator for the system,m written for linux. I have
not gotten the software to work yet. I need to be sure the software is not
still a licenced product and that the company is gone before i post it.
Perhaps someone here can find out why its not working. On a modern debian
system, it attempts to run and just exits, without any info as to whats
wrong.
Any help or suggestions on how to best preserve the documentation and
software is most appreciated. I am undecided on what to do with the
hardware yet. The hardware is fascinating, and there is a bunch of it,
however it is quite large and is taking up a large portion of space. The
hope is to at least get one running to test out and see if i decide to keep
a system after that.
--Devin D